Presenter – M.U. Maska ,
Director of Cybersecurity,
Office of the National Security Adviser, Nigeria.
u.maska@cert.gov.ng,
info@cert.gov.ng,
+234-803-586-6773.
Regional Cybersecurity Forum for Africa and Arab
States, Tunis 2009.
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Introduction
Cybersecurity Issues
Steps Taken by Nigerian Government
Objectives of National Cybersecurity
Initiative(NCI)
Nigerian Cybercrime Working Group (NCWG)
Directorate of Cybersecurity (DOC)
Activities of DOC
Challenges
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Nigeria has population of over 150 Million.
Youth mostly Educated to High school Constitute
over 40% of the Population.
Key Economic Activities are in areas Oil & Gas,
Banking, Agriculture and Manufacturing
industries. It is the Economic Hub of the West
African sub region.
Advent of Internet in Nigeria was in the mid 90s,
then used mostly by Multinational firms for
Legitimate Business.
Service was only available through the
Government owned Nigerian Telecommunication
Company.
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Subscription was very Expensive and usage
limited.
During the Deregulation of Telecom Sector of
late 1990s, few more private ISPs were
licensed and access became less expensive.
With the proliferation of ISPs and Cybercafés
in the country Fraudsters started using the
Internet, instead of the Regular Mails and Fax.
Government became Alarmed with the Misuse
of Cyberspace by the Fraudsters.
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Website Cloning( e.g. Banks, Telecomms etc.)
Phishing(e.g. Username, Password, Card Info)
E-commerce fraud( e.g in Ebay Transaction)
Credit card fraud(e.g Card scheming,
Generating Card Info etc.)
Advance Fee Fraud( a.k.a 419)
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Re-shipping fraud
Romance fraud
Inheritance fraud
Lottery scam
Crude oil sales scam etc.
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In 2003 The President of Nigeria set up a
Committee to Investigate the Activities of
these Fraudsters on Cyberspace.
Also in 2003 Government set up Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to
Tackle the menace of Corruption, Advance
Fee Fraud and Money laundering.
The Presidential Committee came-up with
National Cybersecurity Initiative (NCI) which
has the following objectives :
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Public Enlightenment of the Nigerian
Populace on the nature and danger
Cybercrime.
Criminalization through new Legislation of all
on-line vices.
Institutional Capacity Building across Law
Enforcement Agencies to extend Statutory
Functions on Cybercrime related issues.
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Establishment of Legal and Technical
Framework to Secure Computer Systems and
Networks, and Protect Critical Information
Infrastructure for the country.
Creation of a platform for public-private
stakeholders collaboration to set Guidelines
and Standards for Cybersecurity in Nigeria.
Building International Law Enforcement
Cooperation and Collaboration with other
Agencies Worldwide to enable Nigeria tackle
the menace of Cybercrime.
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In 2004 Government then set up the Nigeria
Cybercrime Working Group(NCWG) to realize
the Objectives of NCI .
NCWG team was made up of Government
officials ICT related Ministries and
Departments as well as Law Enforcement
Agencies.
It was mandated to implement the NCI
Objectives within two years.
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NCWG conducted Public Enlightment on
Cybercrime successfully among Public and
Private Institutions in Nigeria.
Drafted Computer Security and Critical
Information Infrastructure Protection Bill.
Nigeria through the EFCC joined the G8 24/7 Network of High Tech Crime Group (US
Dept of Justice ).
A number of cases on Cybercrime are now
being Investigated and Prosecuted in Nigeria
( e.g. Operation Cyberstorm )
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In 2006 Directorate of Cybersecurity under
the Office of the National Security Adviser
was created to sustain the Good work of
NCWG.
DOC is presently the apex body that
Coordinates the Activities of Cybersecurity in
Nigeria.
Its Mandate is the implementation of the NCI
objectives.
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Develop a framework for National Computer
Emergency Response Team (CERT),
www.cert.gov.ng .
Establishing collaboration with CERTs around
the world.
Establishing a National Computer Forensic
Laboratory and Coordinating the training and
utilization of the facility by all Law
Enforcement Agencies in Nigeria.
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Public awareness campaign
◦ NGO’s
◦ National Assembly
◦ Law enforcement agencies
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Sponsoring passage of ‘The computer
Security and Critical Information
Infrastructure Protection Bill’ in the National
Assembly.
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Cybercrimes
are
transnational
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perpetrators continue to utilize legislative
loopholes, intelligence gaps and jurisdictional
issues to their advantage.
Passage of the Bill and Amendment of
Nigerian Evidence Act.
Acquisition of modern technological tools to
Prevent, Monitor and Investigate Cybercrime
which is dynamic.
Near absence of single Internet Gateway.
Training.
Thank you for listening